Peisey/Vallandry Ski Resort Guide
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Latest Snow Report
Issued: 30 Apr
- Last Snowfall:
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- Off-piste: –
Today’s Weather (1851 m)
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3 °C |
F-Level
2100 m |
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10 |
3 °C |
F-Level
2300 m |
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4 °C |
F-Level
2350 m |
Acres of ski: 1715 | Pistes: 23 | Snowmaking: -
Halfpipes: 1 | Terrain parks: 1 | X-Country: 43 km
Resort Opens: | Resort Closes:
Lifts: 15 (6 chair lifts, 8 surface lifts)
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- Nearest Airport: Geneva
- Nearest Train Station: Landry
- Tourist office phone: +3347979428
- Tourise office website: www.peisey-vallandry.com
- Slopeside Accommodation: yes
Peisey-Vallandry is the home of the Vanoise Express - 200 person double decker cable car linking the resorts of Les Arcs & la Plagne placing Peisey-Vallandry at the hub of the Paradiski ski area totalling 425km of pistes. When it was built in 2003 it was the biggest, longest & fastest cable car in the world, recently beaten by Kitzbuhel, crossing the valley in 4 minutes. Plenty of interest for advanced skiers - probably one of the best areas for off-piste skiing in Les Arcs! Local highlights, the hike-able La Grive - local knowledge required and stable conditions but some of the best lines in resort with numerous shaded couloirs and a SE facing open face. Almost unlimited lines of off-piste tree skiing with very few surprises all with easy returns to main lifts. In good snow conditions, signature descents of 1300m vertical (1650 with hike ) right down to the valley floor at 1100m right on the edge of the Vanoise National Park. Huge beginners area & tree lined reds and blues to the village which are ideal in flat light and protected from the weather. Accommodation - About 50% of chalets in Peisey-Vallandry are ski in / ski out. The rest are within 50-150m of slopes. Most apartment blocks with 50-100m of pistes & lifts and most ski in. Plenty of cheaper accommodation and chalets in the lower villages of Nancroix, Moulin & Peisey-nancroix access by bus and tele-village lift. Hotels - Mont Blanc, L'Emmaraude, La Vanoise, CGH-Residences, Club Med are piste-side ranging from 1 star to 5 star. Contact details for accommodation can be found on the tourism office website Number of bars - 8 nearest airport - Chambery (1 1/2 hrs ) Geneva (2 1/2 hrs) Snowmaking - all pistes have fixed or portable smok canons ensuring snow down to village even in poor seasons.
Resorts close to Peisey/Vallandry include:
Les Coches (3 km),
Montchavin/Les Coches (3 km),
La Plagne (6 km),
Les Arcs (6 km),
Villaroger (10 km),
Peisey/Vallandry Location Maps
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Piste info
- Trails (Pistes): 23
- Beginner: 15%
- Intermediate: 80%
- Advanced: 5%
- Cross-country: 43 km
- Snowmaking: -
- Acres of ski: 1715
- Terrain Parks: 1
- Halfpipes: 1
Social
- Restaurants: 26
- Bars: -
- Slopeside accommodation: Y
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Mountain info
- Summit: 2401 m
- Vertical Drop: 1100 m
- Base: 007
Lifts
- Draglifts: 8
- Chairlifts: 6
- Gondolas / Cable Cars: 1
- Toplift: m
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NEW!
Announcements & News from the Peisey/Vallandry ski resort manager
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- Season opens: 15 Dec 2012
- Season closes: 20 Apr 2013
Information supplied 27 Sep 2012
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Visitor Reviews of Peisey/Vallandry
Nigel Emery from United Kingdom writes:
March 30 2013. We came here with a party of 15 ranging from mid 50's to a 10 year old. Skiing and boarding experience was equally varied, from expert to first time boarder. The village is a fantastic base from which to explore the whole of the paradiski. The links to Les Arc are much quicker than we had expected. The Derby chair lift is the place to aim for to get across to Les Arc as the main gondola from 1850 stops at the mid point of a run at the left of the top of Derby. The runs back to the villages of Peisey and Vallendry are all tree lined and wide, and are ideal for cruisers and beginners. ESF was fantastic. Our children had both skiing and boarding lessons and made great progress and had a nice time. They even split a class of 9 kids into 2 groups!! The village lacks character but has some nice restaurants for lunch by the main chair lifts. We stayed in a little village that was accessible by 'lobster pots' below Peissey. It was a charming village, with a few bars and restaurants. It was very English with lots of Chalets owned by British companies. The late snow and cold conditions this year made it the best Easter skiing in 20 years. An ideal base for families but not a great deal to do once you are off the slopes.
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